Drahonice

Municipality in South Bohemian, Czech Republic

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49°12′3″N 14°4′29″E / 49.20083°N 14.07472°E / 49.20083; 14.07472Country

Czech RepublicRegionSouth BohemianDistrictStrakoniceFirst mentioned1240Area

• Total12.72 km² (4.91 sq mi)Elevation

468 m (1,535 ft)Population

(2023-01-01)^[1]

• Total390 • Density31/km² (79/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

389 01

Websitewww.drahonice.cz

Drahonice is a municipality and village in Strakonice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.

Drahonice lies approximately 15 kilometres (9 mi) south-east of Strakonice, 39 km (24 mi) north-west of České Budějovice, and 102 km (63 mi) south of Prague.

Administrative parts

The village of Albrechtice is an administrative part of Drahonice.

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1869	670	—
1880	663	−1.0%
1890	611	−7.8%
1900	631	+3.3%
1910	681	+7.9%
1921	675	−0.9%
1930	613	−9.2%
1950	485	−20.9%
1961	489	+0.8%
1970	428	−12.5%
1980	424	−0.9%
1991	365	−13.9%
2001	370	+1.4%
2011	348	−5.9%
2021	389	+11.8%
Source: Censuses^[2]^[3]

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Strakonice" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 5–6.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.